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Windows 7 on main machine

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I’ve decided to give Windows 7 another go, as there have been a few driver updates. This time in changed my SATA2 drive to Native mode instead of AHCI, and the install went flawless. Once up, Windows downloaded 5 updates, and had 4 additional drivers for my Bluetooth dongle, Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LAN, ATI 2900 Graphics card, Razer Copperhead gaming mouse. The spec of my machine is as follows ASUS M2R32-MVP AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 4Gb OCZ 6400 Memory ATI 1Gb HD2900 XT PCI-e 1 x 500Gb Western Digital SATA2 Drive 2 x 250Gb Western Digital SATA2 Drives 1 … Continue reading Windows 7 on main machine

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Windows 7 Beta, a couple of weeks in.

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I’ve now been using windows 7 beta on my spare machine for a couple of weeks, and it pains me to say, I’m impressed.  It’s rock solid, and not fallen over once. The machine I’m running it on is a Dell Vostro 220 that I bought toward the end of last year. The Spec is as follows 2Ghz Core 2 Duo 2Gb Ram 2 x 150Gb Sata Hard Drives ATI 3450 256Mb Dedicated Graphics Onboard sound All driver I’m using are in inbuilt Windows drivers, apart from the ATI drivers which are beta. I’m currently running, Tversity, Utorrent, MKV2VOB, Imgburn, … Continue reading Windows 7 Beta, a couple of weeks in.

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First Impressions: Windows 7 Beta

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Well, I have a spare machine, so thought I’d download the Vista 7 Beta, and see what’s in store for windows users. Currently I’ve spent only an hour or so using it, however I thought I’d give my first impressions. It’s quick, it’s stable and so far no crashing. The UI is improved, however seems more and more like Mac OS The below are just first impressions, and the resolution is possible, however not clear. Currently don’t like to the fact that that you can’t change the control panel to classic mode. There is no longer a quick launch toolbar … Continue reading First Impressions: Windows 7 Beta